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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,033 of 1,461 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On pets · $723 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,690
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region spend about $34.6M a year on pets, or $723 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.9M per business, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Northwest Hills Planning Region was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,418 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $979K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Northwest Hills Planning Region.
Population estimates show the Northwest Hills Planning Region grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, the Northwest Hills Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,033 of 1,461 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Northwest Hills Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet grooming and boarding businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Northwest Hills Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,418 | 3,961 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $723 | $742 | $909 |
| Median household income | $93,551 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $979K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,690+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 47,845
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 787 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Average household income
- $131,679
- Median home value
- $335,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,871
- Daytime population
- 93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northwest Hills Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 55 | 36 | 3.0 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #600 of 1,461 |
| 2South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 50 | 76 | 3.3 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #730 of 1,461 |
| 3Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 48 | 115 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #787 of 1,461 |
| 4Capitol Planning Region, CT | 44 | 135 | 3.5 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #856 of 1,461 |
| 5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 42 | 67 | 3.7 | $1.9M | +3.2% | #911 of 1,461 |
| 6Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 37 | 18 | 3.8 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #1,033 of 1,461 |
| 7Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 36 | 23 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #1,068 of 1,461 |
| 8Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 30 | 51 | 4.4 | $1.5M | +2.0% | #1,187 of 1,461 |
| 9Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 24 | 47 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #1,307 of 1,461 |
Other business types in the Northwest Hills Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses26
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on pets?
About $34.6M a year, or $723 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 3.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Northwest Hills Planning Region would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,418 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 37 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,033 of 1,461 scored counties.
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